Even before the days of Julie & Julia: My Year of Cooking Dangerously, many an amateur chef and blogger has nurtured dreams of starting a little old cooking blog and having it go viral, become a beloved smash hit, and turn into a nationally renowned cookbook. (Or maybe that’s just me. Anyone interested in my […]
Snuggling up with a good book in the cold is one of winter’s foremost delights. Cookbooks aren’t necessarily books readers can get lost in, but food lovers can stick to reading on their favorite subject by enjoying a flavor-packed food memoir. Grab a throw blanket and a cup of tea, and enjoy one of these […]
When the weather starts heating up, we think of Summery things, like baseball, beaches—and grilling outdoors. But when most of us imagine grilling our meals, we usually picture an expansive backyard, with a deck and maybe a pool. What do you do if instead of a backyard you’ve got a fire escape, and instead of […]
I’m a huge fan of audiobooks, especially when they have a great narrator, and I can’t imagine a more perfect pairing of book and reader than Meryl Streep performing the late, great Nora Ephron’s Heartburn. Movie buffs are no doubt nodding in recognition, recalling that Streep is, in fact, so right for the role that she played the female […]